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Would be nice to know there actually is/was a poll and where it is.
I found it (finally) by clicking on the "comments" icon under the "Yes/No" images, as the link in the OP goes to the TV topic but the poll is on their Facebook page:

Or over sixty . Confused yet ? And even if you had the insurance is the company going to pay anything when the time comes ? I do not trust insurance companies as far as i can toss them. Your just tossing money out the window. I will just save my money . Is insurance mandatory in Malaysia, Cambodia or Vietnam ? NO!

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Expats overwhelmingly support mandatory health insurance of over 50s: Poll

What a load of crock. If the above comments are anything to go on the majority is about travel insurance. How you can extrapolate that expats overwhelmingly support being forced to take out overpriced insurance from a handful of insurance companies is an utter nonsence.

54 minutes ago, webfact said:

The insurance policy must offer up to Bt40,000 coverage for outpatient treatment and up to Bt400,000 for inpatient treatment, the Nation reported on Tuesday.

Bt40,000 for out patient. Well you might need this if you go to a private hospital but definitely not for public hospitals.

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You pay insurance companies and your payment goes in part to a department that exists to deny your claim. You pay them to look for loopholes to deny your care. These stories pop up all the time.

Insurance is a scam, forcing people to have insurance is outright rape.

All you insurance fans, go look up some data on a situation like katrina. The shit hit the fan and the insurance companies decided not to pay what they owe to a large extent. What else is there to talk about? It is a giant scam, the scam of the century. It is the best thing that every happened if your an insurance executive however.

What people fail to ask themselves when it comes to insurance, is what if the shit hits the fan!? The insurance companies are going to run for the hills. If a plague hit Thailand and everyone got sick, you think insurance could cover that? The entire system is based on a false pretense. They are making profits when they can't even cover losses in worst case scenarios. Absolute scam.

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What do other countries stipulate ? Why doesn't Thailand learn from others ? Is this a real problem ? I do know of cases where farangs have died in Thailand and family members cannot pay their medical expenses. The question is how big a problem is it ? At the same time, is it an opportunity ? Would love to see an insurance vending machine at Thai borders. During the hight of manic junta mania, I asked about insurance offered by a major hospital in Thailand. I asked them if I could be denied entry into Thailand while seeking treatment. The hospital said it was not out of the question. Thailand does great work in health care for older people, but Thai army undermines that by creating doubt and fear.

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I'd like to see this poll conducted on Expats over 50, not just everyone on Thaivisa...

Yep. Like all such polls, the response is based on the specific wording and the understanding of the meaning of those words. This poll, based on some of the responses is wide in being interpreted as meaning different things. We'll need to see how things shake out. At age 72, having had cholesterol issues insurance companies exclude anything to do with the heart/circulation, the biggest risk factor. Retired here for going on 8 years. I carry accident insurance here, have a supplemental US policy paying up to $5K a year overseas and Medicare back in the US. Heart attack bill in 2015 = 411,000 baht. The supplemental policy paid $5K, I paid the balance (ouch!). The bottom line for me through any Thai allowance for me to stay? I am a free man able to spend my retirement income in several countries. 555 As a Buddhist, how am I doing with non-attachment?

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I checked in ins co I currently have heath ins with and they now offer 'long stayer coverage'.... which provides lesser coverage, coverage that I don't want or need, and costs at least 2.5X what the plan I now have costs......